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Social Studies

New: The Democracy Lab: http://www.icivics.org/

History

National History Day
http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/
Opper Project – Cartoons and American History
http://hti.osu.edu/opper/index.cfm?CFID=2222191&CFTOKEN=72962461&jsessionid=de30f7b0ab2a8f1212f4TR
Partner Station Lesson Plans - History
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/partnerstation/index.php?section=History&level=M
Teaching with Historic Places
http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/twhp/standards.htm
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Archaeology Channel Video Guide
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/videoguide.asp
Embassy Information
http://projectvisa.com/
SCORE History Lessons
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/lessons/
History – Americans at War
http://americanhistory.si.edu-militaryhistory-resources-pof_teachersmanual_hi.pdf.url
History – Timeline of Art
http://sanford-artedventures.com/study/timeline.html
History – Time Line Maker
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/
History – American
http://www.u-s-history.com/
History – U.S. History Teaching Units
http://nchs.ucla.edu/US_units.html
History – Historical videos and photographs for U.S. History
http://www.easehistory.org/index2.html

People in Societies

Country Studies
http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Asia with Pride
http://www.intandem.com/NewPrideSite/Asia/Lesson2/Lesson2_Tchr.html
Indigenous People
http://www.questconnect.org/indigenous_people_lessons.htm
Global Education Resources at Ohio State
http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/mmerryfield/global_resources/default.htm
The First Writing
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/chapterthreeactivity.html
Religions Around the World
http://www.beacy.wa.edu.au/iorr/religions/symbols.htm

Geography

Geography – What do maps show?
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/mapsshow.htm
Geography – Links for Maps
http://www.links4maps.com/
Geography – David Rumsey Map Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html
National Geographic Lesson Plans
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/g68.html
Geography – Countries of the World
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/
Geography - Around the Ancient World in 180 days
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~tanjaz/geojournals/
National Geography Bee
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/
U.S. Geographical Society – Education Map Catalogue
http://education.usgs.gov/
National Geographic Map Machine
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
USA Map Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

Economics

Economics and Geography Lessons for 32 Children's Books
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/Socialstd/Econ_Geog.html
Elementary Economic Lessons
http://cob.jmu.edu/econed/Elementary.htm
National Economic Standards and Lessons
http://www.ncee.net/ea/standards/
Ohio Stock Market Simulation
http://www.ohiosms.com/
Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
http://www.entre-ed.org/
Hot Shot Business
http://spapps.go.com/hsb4/landing/
The H. Kenneth Barker Center for Economic Education Reference Library
http://www.economiceducation.us/docs/
Federal Reserve Education
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/FRED/?CFID=4491084&CFTOKEN=88026830
The United States Mint
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
The Ohio Council for Economic Education
http://www.ocee.org
Government

Government/Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
http://books.cq.com/library/livdemlespla/lessons2.htm
Government – History of Government
http://members.tripod.com/suzanne_ms_walnut/
Government – Middle School Mock Trial
http://www.oclre.org/MSMT/
Government – Ohio Supreme Court
http://www.ohiojudicialcenter.gov/visitor_ed_center.asp
I Have/Who Has Government Vocabulary
http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?external=http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/i_have.htm&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090038.shtml&title=I%20Have/%20Who%20Has%20Vocabulary%20Practice
Types of Government
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/world/united_nations/types_of_government/newsid_2151000/2151570.stm
Getting to Democracy
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/iraq/democracy_4-15.html
Federal System: Chart of Powers
http://go.hrw.com/ndNSAPI.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?ST9%20Federal%20System

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities – Learning to Give
Click on Ohio, grade level, plus signs for loads of lessons related to the standards
http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/edgate/search/search_by_phil_themes.asp
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities/Government – Project Citizen
http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=introduction
Government/Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
http://books.cq.com/library/livdemlespla/lessons2.htm
Mandatory Community Service
http://snipr.com/mscommunityservice
Middle Schoolers Work on Important Issues
http://middleweb.com/mw/news/projectcitizen
Five Freedoms of the First Amendment (includes video and booklet)
http://www.illinoisfirstamendmentcenter.com/freedoms.php

Social Studies Skills and Methods

Social Studies Skills and Methods – Primary Sources
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
Social Studies Skills and Methods – Primary Sources
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&
Social Studies Skills and Methods - Primary Source Investigation
http://www.cyberbee.com/yesteryear/
History/Social Studies Skills and Methods – American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Social Studies Skills and Methods – Primary Source Projects
http://www.k12science.org/primarysourceproj.html
Charters of Freedom
http://snipr.com/uscharters_freedom
The Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Online Catalogue
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/

General Social Studies
K-8 Links to Social Studies Resources
http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/Social%20Studies%20Standards.htm
Webquests for K-2
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/itech/webquests/wqmatrix/socstud.htm
Free Educational Resources
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
Historical Fiction Webquest
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/webquests/backintime/default.htm
Partner Station Lesson Plans – Social Studies
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/partnerstation/index.php?section=Social+Studies&level=M
Ohio Social Studies Resource Center
http://ossrc.org/
Sixth Grade Technology Projects
http://www.gigglepotz.com/stmarys.htm
Assessment
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
National Center for Educational Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov
Creating Historical Documentaries (book) Guide to Video Projects in the Classroom
http://www.amazon.com/Creating-History-Documentaries-Step-Step/dp/1882664760
Ohio Council for the Social Studies
http://ocss.org/
National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.socialstudies.org/
History Alive
http://www.teachtci.com/
Social Studies Webquests
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/social_studies/
Video Streaming
http://unitedstreaming.com
Data Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement
http://d3a2.org/
History/Social Studies Forms
http://www.geocities.com/highlandheritageforms/historyforms.htm
Interactive Brochures, Newspapers, Booklets and Flyers
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title
Projects:
http://www.iearn.org/projects/project_list.html
Connections to Art:
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm?subjectId=&otherSubjectId=SOC&gradeBandId=&showDescriptions=true&sortColumn=&x=3&y=8